Professional Motor Mechanic

How to undertake a brake disc repair

|Date: September 20, 2012

How to undertake a brake disc repair

1. Start of brake repair - Visually check the brake disc and/or pads for signs that they may be reaching ...

1. Start of brake repair - Visually check the brake disc and/or pads for signs that they may be reaching their wear limit. Before starting the brake repair, all relevant components in the area of the ...

September 20, 2012
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How to fit a new brake pad – EPB equipped vehicles

|Date: August 22, 2012

How to fit a new brake pad – EPB equipped vehicles

EPB helps to make cars safer, more comfortable and easier to use. Yet this simple but advanced system is ...

EPB helps to make cars safer, more comfortable and easier to use. Yet this simple but advanced system is now such a part of modern motoring it seems incredible that it is only a decade since TRW was t ...

August 22, 2012
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Fitting an ASB wheel bearing – best practice

|Date: June 26, 2012

Fitting an ASB wheel bearing – best practice

The ASB wheel bearing has a magnetic encoder fitted within the seal which in conjunction with the ABS sen ...

The ASB wheel bearing has a magnetic encoder fitted within the seal which in conjunction with the ABS sensor measures the speed of each wheel independently. This information is used by the ECU for the ...

June 26, 2012
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How Electric Parking Brakes (EPB) work – Part 1

|Date: June 26, 2012

How Electric Parking Brakes (EPB) work – Part 1

The evolution of the motor car over the last 100 or so years has been punctuated by frequent design devel ...

The evolution of the motor car over the last 100 or so years has been punctuated by frequent design developments; some obvious and others more subtle. One thing that has remained fairly consistent is ...

June 26, 2012
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Rear brake replacement – Renault Megane II

|Date: June 26, 2012

Rear brake replacement – Renault Megane II

BRAKE PADSRemovalPosition the vehicle onto the lift and release the parking brake. Remove the rear wheels ...

BRAKE PADSRemovalPosition the vehicle onto the lift and release the parking brake. Remove the rear wheels before releasing the parking brake cables. Now remove the lower calipers’ stud mounting bolts, ...

June 26, 2012
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Vacuum pumps explained

|Date: June 26, 2012

Vacuum pumps explained

In many cases, vacuum pumps (highlighted in red, image below) are located directly on the cylinder head, ...

In many cases, vacuum pumps (highlighted in red, image below) are located directly on the cylinder head, and are driven by the camshaft. ...

June 26, 2012
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EPB servicing – avoiding rear caliper damage

|Date: June 26, 2012

EPB servicing – avoiding rear caliper damage

Electronic Parking Brake systems (EPB) have been fitted to VAG models since 2006, starting with the Audi ...

Electronic Parking Brake systems (EPB) have been fitted to VAG models since 2006, starting with the Audi A6, A8 and the VW Passat. Most of the later Audi models from 2008 onwards are fitted with EPB a ...

June 26, 2012
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How Electric Parking Brakes (EPB) work – Part 3 (service and diagnosis)

|Date: June 26, 2012

How Electric Parking Brakes (EPB) work – Part 3 (service and diagnosis)

At some point vehicles fitted with electric parking brakes will have to go through an MOT test. Normally, ...

At some point vehicles fitted with electric parking brakes will have to go through an MOT test. Normally, the tester will test a conventional parking brake on a roller brake tester by applying the bra ...

June 26, 2012
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Rear brake removal and replacement – Ford C-Max

|Date: June 26, 2012

Rear brake removal and replacement – Ford C-Max

Hydraulic circuitBleedingWarning: during bleeding, always pour new and clean brake fluid inside reservoir ...

Hydraulic circuitBleedingWarning: during bleeding, always pour new and clean brake fluid inside reservoir.■ Connect the bleed pipe to the bleed screw.■ Ensure the other end of the pipe is positioned i ...

June 26, 2012
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HBU 2.1 wheel bearing – functionality and replacement

|Date: June 26, 2012

HBU 2.1 wheel bearing – functionality and replacement

Component: HBU 2.1 wheel bearingApplications: Volvo C30, C70 II, S40 II, V50 (front wheel) ...

Component: HBU 2.1 wheel bearingApplications: Volvo C30, C70 II, S40 II, V50 (front wheel) ...

June 26, 2012
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Braking system repair issues – Toyota Prius (2004-09)

|Date: June 26, 2012

Braking system repair issues – Toyota Prius (2004-09)

Blue Print has been delivering technical courses on Hybrid vehicles for two years; the emphasis of the co ...

Blue Print has been delivering technical courses on Hybrid vehicles for two years; the emphasis of the course being on service and repair, as well as the inevitable safety issues. As always, to diagno ...

June 26, 2012
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How to perform a successful hydraulic change

|Date: June 26, 2012

How to perform a successful hydraulic change

Fluids come in many guises, but the vast majority of vehicles coming into a workshop have a glycol based ...

Fluids come in many guises, but the vast majority of vehicles coming into a workshop have a glycol based system, which should be maintained with DOT 3, DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 fluids. The DOT specification r ...

June 26, 2012
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Front wheel bearing replacement – ‘Next Generation’ Ford Transit

|Date: June 26, 2012

Front wheel bearing replacement – ‘Next Generation’ Ford Transit

The Ford Transit has been around since 1953 but this early Transit was rarely seen in the UK. The Ford Tr ...

The Ford Transit has been around since 1953 but this early Transit was rarely seen in the UK. The Ford Transit we have come to love was introduced in 1965 and was known by many as the Mark 1. With ove ...

June 26, 2012
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Rear drum brake replacement – Peugeot 106

|Date: June 26, 2012

Rear drum brake replacement – Peugeot 106

Q. I have a question regarding rear brake drums on a Peugeot 106. I have just purchased a pair of TRW dru ...

Q. I have a question regarding rear brake drums on a Peugeot 106. I have just purchased a pair of TRW drum brakes (part no: DB4160), and want to re-use the bearing from the original drums as there is ...

June 26, 2012
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Brake pads – Questions & Answers

|Date: June 26, 2012

Brake pads – Questions & Answers

Q. Is there a right and wrong way to fit brake pads that have a pad spring fitted to the top of the pad a ...

Q. Is there a right and wrong way to fit brake pads that have a pad spring fitted to the top of the pad as opposed to those without?A. Most definitely yes! If you have a set of four pads – two with sp ...

June 26, 2012
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